Waste & Recycling Magazines & Journals
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International Journal of Environment and Pollution (IJEP)
The international Journal of Environment and Pollution is a refereed journal providing an international forum for the field of environment and pollution. One of three key journals (along with The International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management and and The International Journal of Global Environmental Issues) which together offer complete coverage of key environmental issues, it ...
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International Journal of Higher Education and Sustainability (IJHES)
IJHES proposes and fosters discussion on the evolution of higher education for sustainability, with emphasis on the three interconnected pillars, the environmental, the economic and the social, along with emerging dimensions of culture and politics. The incorporation of sustainability in higher education is critical in producing human resources, in terms of the essential skills, understanding and ...
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Unprecedented Times Call for Smart Measures
Even before this virus, municipalities were operating with a shortage of water resource recovery facility operators - largely due to retirements occurring in an aging workforce, leaving many municipalities in need of immediate replacements and succession plans. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that 8.2% of existing water operators will need to be replaced annually between 2016 and 2026. ...
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Stabilizing Nutrient Recovery
In 2016, the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (Buford, Georgia) experienced periodic episodes of increased phosphorus (PO4–P) breakthrough from its bioreactor basins (BRBs). This reduction in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) performance resulted in increased reliance on metal salt addition to the mixed liquor and tertiary filtration influent streams. As a result, the ...
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Fear Grease No More
A small water resource recovery facility in Florida develops a method for dewatering grease waste by belt filter ...
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Maryland partners with Opti and Walmart on smart pond trials
With next generation technology appearing in more and more parts of water resource recovery facilities, a new partnership in Maryland is considering an interesting question: Can implementing technology directly in retention ponds and other control features lead to more effective stormwater ...
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Adapting to sea level rise
Research conducted at three water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) in Japan reveal the types of flooding caused by sea level rise and practical measures to protect coastal infrastructure. Authors Anh Cao and Takashi Mino of the University of Tokyo and Miguel Esteban of Waseda University in Japan explain. ...
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50 years of watershed stewardship
In collaboration with more than 40 partners, Clean Water Services’ integrated watershed practices achieve impressive results in improving the Tualatin River Watershed in Oregon, United States. ...
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On the path to resource recovery
The Utility of the Future Recognition Program helps utilities move beyond traditional wastewater treatment services towards water resource recovery to produce water, energy, nutrients, and fertilizers – as well as reduce costs and increase revenues. ...
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Beneficial biosolids facility helps keep customer rates down
California’s Organic Materials Recovery Center at the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District’s treatment plant in the United States (US) transforms biosolids into Class A fertilizers and other products for sale, generating revenue and thereby keep customer rates ...
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Zero Brine promises new recovery opportunities for mining
Coal mining operations generate enormous volumes of highly saline wastewater with magnesium and other minerals, which is often discharged untreated into nearby water bodies, resulting in the contamination of valuable water supply. A pilot plant project conducted by the Silesian University of Technology (SUT) at the Bolesław Śmiały coal mine Laziska Górne, Poland, ...
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Reflections on almost 30 years in the water sector
Since joining WEF in 1991, when it was known as the Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF), I have observed firsthand significant changes in mindset and approach in the water sector – including new insights on resource recovery, the role of water in community wellbeing, and the need to engage as well as inform. ...
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Danbury’s FOG-to-fuel solution
Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) waste is a serious and growing problem for the wastewater industry and the environment. Every year, grease costs municipalities millions of dollars in clogs, equipment damage, and sewer line repair. Not only is FOG costly to handle and remove, but it is also the primary cause of sewer ...
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Complex dewatering project at mixed-use development
TerraFirma Earth Technologies completed the installation of temporary dewatering and ground-water treatment systems for Revé – a highly anticipated mixed-use development community in Boulder, Colorado. Located across from the new Google complex, the project was started in 2015 with projected occupancy in January and February ...
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Combined approach provides optimum solution for growing systems
Engineers, municipal health officials, and regulators need innovative wastewater treatment, collection, and dispersal solutions in order to sustain the environment and smart community growth while protecting public ...
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Water Environment Research (WER)
Water Environment Research (WER) is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing original, fundamental, and applied research. Water Environment Research (WER) publishes peer-reviewed research papers, research notes, state-of-the-art and critical reviews on original, fundamental and applied research in all scientific and technical areas related to water quality, pollution control, and ...
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Organic Recycling
In this issue: Organic Recycling: Organics 101: A Stakeholder’s Guide to Organic Waste Material and Potential Strategies for Processing • Industry Trends: Heroes on the Frontline in New York City • Landfills: The Future Landfill: Can New Technologies Make It Better and Safer? • Protective Equipment: Needs-Based PPE Prescription • Landfill Liners and Daily Covers: ...
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Industry Trends
In this issue: Industry Trends: The Impact of COVID-19 on Waste and Recycling • Insurance Issues: COVID-19: Managing Your Business ...
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Transfer Stations
In this issue: Transfer Stations : Deliver an Effective Transfer Station Design through Comprehensive Programming and ...
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